Annual American Composers Update
Jackson Hill
Jackson Hill is Presidential Professor of Music at Bucknell
Univ., in Lewisburg, PA. His
Symphony No. 3 received
Honorable Mention in the 1998 Rudolf Nissim Prize competition.
Premieres
On Mar. 6-7, 1999, the West Coast premiere of
Voices
of Autumn occurred at the First Unitarian Church,
San Francisco, CA, with the vocal ensemble Chanticleer.
Christus factus est was sung first by the St. James
Episcopal Church choir, Mar. 26, 1999 in Muncy, PA.
Performances
1999 performances of
Tango no Tango, for piano,
occurred in Quebec City, Canada, with Louise Bessette
at the Musee de Quebec, Feb. 7; and in Lewisburg, PA,
with Michael Taylor at Bucknell Hall, Apr. 26. Directed
by Louise Basbas, the Corpus Christi Church choir sang
Three Motets, Mar. 31, 1999 in New York, NY. In
1999,
Tantum Ergo was presented by choirs at Clare
Coll., with Timothy Brown, director, in Cambridge, England,
May 13; and at Church of the Advent, led by Edith Ho,
in Boston, MA, June 13. Christopher Babcock conducted
the Church of St. Mary the Virgin choir in
Missa Brevis,
May 23, 1999 in New York, NY.
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